Episode 11
FRONT DOOR - EVENING
Ed and Lorraine exit their car. Judy comes out the front
door and Lorraine runs to her, swooping her up in her
arms. Ed's mom is in the background.
DISSOLVE TO:
SUPERIMPOSE: SIX DAYS LATER
INT. DINER - DAY
Lunch crowd. Don McLean's "American Pie" plays in the
b.g. as Cindy and Andrea are sitting on bar stools at a
linoleum counter, picking through lunch.
Out of ear shot, and seated at a booth opposite the
counter, is Roger. He's with Ed and Lorraine, and looks
stressed out.
ROGER
But you said it'd only take a
couple of days.
ED
We don't know why it's taking so
long. Father Jordon says that the
Vatican keeps telling him to be
patient, but I'm driving to New
York tomorrow to see if Father
Langston can find out what's going
on. He's a high level Cardinal
we've worked with before -- and
knows the Archbishop pretty well.
ROGER
I'm just so worried about Carolyn.
I think all the stress has been
too much. She's not herself at
all -- hasn't showered, doesn't
wear makeup, is barely sleeping.
And she just disappears for hours
at a time.
Off their look --
CUT TO:
INT. MATHEWS DRY GOOD'S - DAY
A set of knitting needles are placed on a counter.
Widen - we see it's a very unkept Carolyn who has placed
them there to purchase. Shannon's niece, Maddy, is at
the cash register, a little uneasy.
MADDY
Do you need any yarn?Carolyn shakes her head no.
DISSOLVE TO:
EXT. SAINT PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL - NEW YORK CITY - NEXT DAY
A massively impressive structure of stone, stained glass
and towering cathedrals.
Ed is in a phone booth on the corner, the phone pressed
to his ear --
ED
Father Langston called the Vatican
directly and they told him it had
been presented by the Archbishop,
but there's some issues.
LORRAINE (V.O.)
Issues -- what's that supposed to
mean?
ED
He didn't know, they wouldn't
elaborate.
CUT TO:
INT. WARREN HOUSE - KITCHEN - SAME
Lorraine's sitting at the desk.
LORRAINE
What're we going to do?
ED (V.O.)
I don't know -- I'm going to hit
the road, it's going to be
midnight before I get home as it
is.
LORRAINE
Alright, be safe. Love you.
ED (V.O.)
Love you, too.
CUT TO:
INT. WARREN HOUSE - KITCHEN - LATER
The phone rings. Lorraine enters the kitchen and answers
it.
LORRAINE
Hello?
(listens)
Hey JeromeLORRAINE (cont'd)
(calling out)
Honey, I'm on the phone, can you
see who that is?
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INT. WARREN HOUSE - FOYER - SAME
Judy comes down the stairs.
JUDY
Okay, mom.
She continues to the front door. Opens it to see a UPS
DELIVERY MAN standing before in a crisp brown uniform.
Holds an over-sized manila envelope.
JUDY (cont'd)
Hi.
UPS
Well hi back. Would you be part
of the Warren family?
JUDY
Yep.
UPS
Well then, here you go.
He hands her a large manila envelope.
UPS (cont'd)
Have a nice day.
JUDY
Thanks!
He leaves.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN - RIGHT AFTER
Judy walks in -- Lorraine's still on the phone.
LORRAINE
-- Ed's about to lose his mind.
Lorraine looks to her -- sees the envelope and reads the
return address: it's from Shannon in Harrisville. She
motions for Judy to put it on the desk, which she does.
Judy grabs a small basket off the kitchen counter. Looks
to her momJUDY
(whispers)
I'm gonna go get some eggs, 'kay?
Lorraine covers the mouthpiece.
JUDY (cont'd)
That's fine, honey.
Judy heads out the back door.
CUT TO:
EXT. WARREN HOUSE - BACKYARD - CONTINUOUS
Judy makes her way to the chicken coop. Calls out --
JUDY
Gertrude, Henrietta, Lolly...
AT THE COOP
Judy opens the coop door. Steps in. She's surprised to
see that there aren't any chickens outside the hen house,
but --
Something in the dirt at her feet catches her attention.
She takes a closer look --
-- It's the SLINKY from the Perron house, half in and out
of the dirt. She picks it up. Examines, then puts it in
her basket as she heads to the henhouse door.
JUDY
Gertrude, where are you?
More silence. Judy unlatches the door. Swings it open.
She steps in.
INT. HENHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
As Judy's eyes slowly adjust to the minimal light,
unbeknownst to her, the HENHOUSE DOOR slowly closes
behind her.
CUT TO:
INT. KITCHEN - SAME
Lorraine watches Judy out through the window.
LORRAINE
We'll let you know when we find
out anything.
(beat)
Say hi to your mom.Just as she hangs up -- an ear curdling SCREAM from Judy
ERUPTS FROM THE HENHOUSE.
Lorraine's body goes tight, then she kicks it into high
and races out of the kitchen to the backyard.
EXT. HOUSE - CONTINUOUS
Lorraine is moving fast as her legs will carry her to the
chicken coop.
LORRAINE
Judy!
No answer -- and it's killing her.
AT THE CHICKEN COUPE
LORRAINE (cont'd)
Judy?
Lorraine barely slows down to open the outer door and
move inside the coop.
LORRAINE (cont'd)
Honey, answer me.
She sprints to the henhouse door and tries to open it,
but it won't budge -- she gives it everything she's got,
pulling as hard as she can, then -- it finally whips
open. Lorraine races in --
INT. HENHOUSE - CONTINUOUS
-- Sees Judy on her knees, facing the opposite direction.
She turns to her mom, tears rolling down her cheeks. Has
one of the chickens in her lap -- it's not moving.
JUDY
Gertrude's dead, mom. They all
are.
Lorraine looks past her daughter -- dead chickens are
everywhere -- all their necks broken at obscured angles.
Lorraine sees the slinky in the basket next to her
daughter. Dread begins to set in for Lorraine.
LORRAINE
Where'd you get that?
Through her tears, Judy follows her mom's sight to the
basket.
JUDY
It was on the ground.Lorraine walks Judy in. Dumps the slinky in the trash
can.
DISSOLVE TO:
INT. MASTER BEDROOM - NIGHT
Lorraine and Judy, who's now wearing pajamas, sit on the
edge of a four posted, chiffon-canopied bed as Lorraine
finishes braiding Judy's hair. She has calmed down
significantly.
JUDY
Did you call daddy and tell him?
LORRAINE
He's on the road honey, I'll tell
him when he gets home.
TIME CUT TO:
MASTER BEDROOM - LATER
A shaft of moonlight piercing through a window, stretches
across Lorraine's face in bed. Lorraine's EYES SUDDENLY
POP OPEN, startled. She looks to Judy, who's talking in
her sleep, saying:
JUDY
I'm sorry mommy, I'm sorry mommy.
The words chill her to the bone. She gives Judy a slight
nudge --
LORRAINE
Judy.
Judy doesn't awaken, continues --
JUDY
I'm sorry mommy, I'm --
LORRAINE
Honey --
She shakes her harder. Judy's words fade as she rolls
over, sound asleep.
Lorraine slowly sits up, digesting the current event.
She gasps --
-- someone is standing in the far corner of the room.
-- it looks like Bathsheba Sherman staring right at her,
but --
-- it's not a ghostly image -- IT LOOKS REAL. Keeping her eyes on the corner, Lorraine reaches her hand
over to turn on the lamp. Flips the switch --
illuminating the corner, where --
-- there is no woman. Only a narrow corner cabinet.
Lorraine lets out a sigh --
LORRAINE (cont'd)
Get a grip, Lorraine.
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INT. MASTER BATHROOM - RIGHT AFTER
Lorraine, now wearing pajamas, finishes washing her face,
then exits, turning the light off.
INT. MASTER BEDROOM - CONTINUOUS
She walks over to the bed where Judy is sound asleep.
Crawls under the covers. As she reaches to turn off the
light -- her blood pressure races north -- the SLINKY she
threw away is right there.
The four posts on her bed begin CREAKING -- she slowly
looks up --
-- stretched out upon the canopy, is Bathsheba Sherman --
the contours of her eyes, face and body clearly outlined
as she descends closer and closer -- the force of which
causing each of the bed posts to strain, bending inward
like they're made of rubber.
Lorraine remains paralyzed, unable to move... chilled by
the ominous reality of this unholy spirit.
Lorraine digs deep and finds some inner strength to get
herself moving -- scoops Judy up. Dashes out through the
bedroom doorway just as the door whips closed right
behind her.
CUT TO:
EXT. DENNY'S RESTAURANT - NIGHT
Ed comes out with a thermos. Gets into the car.
INT. WARREN'S PLYMOUTH - CONTINUOUS
As he sets the thermos down on the passenger seat, his
heart skips a beat --
-- The PICTURE OF JUDY dangling from the mirror has
changed.The CROSS is now broken and hanging upside down, and
Judy's eyes are white, void of pupils, identical to
Bathsheba Sherman's in the earlier photograph.
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. DENNY'S RESTAURANT - RIGHT AFTER
Ed is using a phone at the front counter --
CUT TO:
INT. WARREN HOUSE - SAME
Camera slowly moves through the house. Everything is
still. The only thing we hear is the PHONE RINGING and
RINGING -- no one answers.
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. WARREN'S PLYMOUTH - NIGHT
Ed's hauling ass as he slides a turn and pulls up in the
driveway of his house. Skids to a stop. Jams out.
CUT TO:
INT. WARREN HOUSE - FRONT DOOR - RIGHT AFTER
The door swings open. Ed swiftly enters.
ED
Lorraine?
No answer.
ED (cont'd)
-- Lorraine?
He sprints up a set of stairs before him.
ON THE STAIRS/HALLWAY
Ed, takes two at a time, speeds to the top, then makes a
hard right, heading for the Master bedroom. The door is
closed.
Ed gets to the door. Opens it. He looks to the bed.
Empty. His panicked gaze shifts about the darkness --
Lorraine's not in there.
Ed continues down the hallway to Judy's room. Door's
closed too. He slowly opens it -- afraid of what he's
going to find.